Pie and cake lifting and turning device.



W. C. THOMPSON.

PIE AND CAKE LIFTING AND TURNING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26, 1908.

927,823. Patented July 13, 1909.

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TINTTE STATES ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, OF OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.

PIE AND CAKE LIF'IING AND TURNING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM C. Tiioiir- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oyster Bay, in the county of Nassau and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pie and CakeLifting and Turning Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of kitchen and table articles, andmore particularly to a device for lifting and turning pies, cakes andthe like during their process of baking', and has for an object toprovide a simple device of this character whereby pies and cakes may beconveniently handled and turned to produce effective baking in ovenswhich bake unevenly.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character which will be simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture and which will be effective for the purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike characters of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviews, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the present invention, Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of thepan engaging members, Fig. 5 is a perspective view o-f the rack bar,Fig. G is a plan view of a modified form of my invention.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a lifting and turningdevice for pies, etc., comprising a head of metal, which is providedwith parallel downwardly turned flanges 11 and 12 respectively at itsfront and rear ends. The sides of the head are thus open, and receivethe ends 1t of divergent legs lG of pan engaging members 15. Thesemembers are each formed of a single length of wire, the legs 1G beingbent in an inward direction at their outer ends as shown at 1T, andthese portions 17 being connected by horizontally disposed arcuateportion 1S. The end portions 14; are engaged in eyes X carried by theunder face of the head 10 and adjacent to each of the flangesSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 26, 1908.

Patented July 18, 1909.

Serial No. 440,532.

11 and 12, these eyes being arranged in pairs adjacent to each end ofthe flanges. It will of course be understood that the tension of thewire would normally hold the legs 1G in spaced relation, and that whenthe legs are engaged in the eyes X they are moved toward each otheragainst the tension of the wire. This tendency of the legs to separatewill thus hold them against disengagen'ient of the eyes X, although theymay be readily removed when desired by giving them an outward pullsutlicient to overcome the frictional engagement of the legs in theeyes. rlhe head 10, at its center, is provided with a centrally locatedpassage 19 disposed in line with a passage 20 formed in a hollow handle2l. The passage 20 is provided with a suitable boxing 22 which receivesthe upper end of a vertically disposed shaft 23. The lower end of theshaft 23 is thus journaled in the head 10, and this head is providedwith a relatively small pinion 24; which is disposed concentric with theshaft 23 beneath the handle 21 at the outer end thereof.

The handle 21, upon its side, is provided with a plurality of guides 25in which a bar 26 is slidably disposed. The bar 2G, at its rearward end,is provided with a ring 27 for manipulation by the hand of the operatorto be hereinafter more fully described. Adjacent to the outer end, thebar 2G is ofl'set as shown at 2S, and from this offset portion the baris directed outwardly and lies on top of the head, and this portion ofthe bar is provided with a plurality of vertically disposed teeth 29 forengagement with the teeth of the pinion 2-/1 as is obvious.

In use, should it. be desired to turn a pie or the like, during itsprocess of baking it will be understood that the pan engaging membersdescribed may be engaged with the flanges of the pan, and by theflexibility of the joint by which these pan-engaging members are joinedit is obvious that the weight of' the pan will be sufficient to hold thepan engaging members effectively in an operative position. After theraising of a pan it is obvious that the bar 26 may be moved in a forwardor rearward direction to rotate the head 10 and the pan carried therebyso that the unbaked portion of a pie may be brought or turned in adifferent position .in an oven.

In the modified form of my invention shown in Fig. G a bar is providedwhich is provided at its outer end with a hollow head 32, one side ofwhich is provided with a plurality of vertically disposed teeth 38arranged to engage the teeth of a mutilated gear 34 carried by a shaft35 similar to the shaft- 23 in the preferred forni of my invention.

What is claimed ist- In a pie lifting and turning device, thecombination with a head formed of a nietallic plate having its front andrear edges bent downwardly to produce transversely extending parallelflanges, of a pair of eyes carried by the under face of the headadjacent to each end of each flange, pan engaging ineinbers each formedof a single length of Wire bent to produce outwardly divergentl legs andconnecting arcuate portions at the outer ends of the legs, the innerends of the legs being engaged in the mutually adjacent pairs of eyes,one of said pan engaging 1ne1nhers lying at each side of the head, ahandle connected with the head for rotation of the head with respect tothe handle and means for rotating the head.

In testimony whereof I afliX niy signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

lWILLl'AM C. THQMPSON. lVitnesses RICHARD DowNrNG, J r. RICHARD DOWNING.

